A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Ideally suited for Years 7,8,9,10 or 11
Performance length: approx. 70 minutes plus 20 minute workshop
Audience number: approximately 150
Venue: ideally school hall with 8m x 3m performance space
This production is touring in rep with Romeo & Juliet.
Our thanks to High Academy, Boston for hosting our Rehearsals in Residence.
Touring Nov 2026-May 2027
The Performance
Our adaptation brings Dickens’ atmospheric Ghost Story of Christmas to life through the company’s characteristic cocktail of textual accuracy, fun, lively action, music and audience participation in order to educate, involve and inspire. As our actors bring to life Scrooge: squeezing, wrenching, grasping, hard and sharp as flint, the audience will join him on the journey that he is forced to make through his past, present and future until laughter and goodness replace the ice in his heart.
Post-Performance Workshop
The workshop will provide the students with a further opportunity to enter fully into both Dickens’ creativity as a writer and his concerns as a social reformer, focusing on key quotations and scenes in an exploration of character development and key issues such as poverty and social injustice.
Space Requirements
Ideally a main school assembly hall, theatre or drama hall. We prefer not to perform in a school gym or sports hall owing to the potentially poor acoustics. We need at least 4m height clearance over the performance space.
We need a performance space that is at least 8m x 3m with two power points available.
We require access to the space 90 minutes before and 60 minutes after the performance to set up and take down the equipment.
The production is designed to be performed in a traverse layout, with students seated on two sides of the performance space, though we can accommodate alternative layouts if necessary.
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THE COMPANY
MICHAEL WICHEREK | ADAPTATION
Dr. KITTY WINTER | DIRECTOR
LEWIS LOGIE | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
YUMU LIN | COSTUME DESIGNER
IZZY MARRITT | ASSISTANT TO THE COSTUME DESIGNER
PIP THURLOW | PRODUCTION MANAGER & STAGE MANAGER
DOUGLAS O’CONNELL | VIDEOGRAPHER
KAJA BJORNVEDT | COMPOSER
Myles Crossley | Scrooge
A Graduate from The London School of Musical Theatre, Myles is an Actor Musician from Leeds and is an avid Singer Songwriter. He is also an ex-rock climbing coach and busker.
Thomas John-Harris | Marley (and others)
Thomas is very excited to be back with Box Clever working on his second major tour in A Christmas Carol and Romeo & Juliet this year. Thomas made his professional debut last year with Box Clever Theatre playing MacDuff and many other characters in their tour of Macbeth. Thomas is an experienced Advanced Level BADC stage combatant in multiple weapon systems with TrueEdge fight company, also being a member of their national fight team. Thomas explores Acting with a fascination for movement practise to connect with texts and is passionate to make theatre accessible to all and share the enjoyment of live theatre with new audiences.
Thomas’s credits include : Macbeth tour (Box Clever Theatre), Animal Farm /1972: The Future of Sex /6 characters in Search of an Author (Rose Bruford College), King of the Woods, Self-written one man play (Artistic Residency at ESMAE, Porto, Portugal), Movement Artist, (Lemonsuckr Music Video, Instant Kinks, FASTEN8)
Georgia Jackson | Belle (and others)
Georgia has had a varied career across film and theatre. Highlights include: playing Joanna in the national tour of Do You Believe in Ghosts?, with performances on the West End, and playing Stick Lady Love in Stickman! at Leeds Playhouse and Victoria Palace Theatre in Singapore.
She has also appeared in the Ramps on the Moon production of Oliver Twist, which is available to watch on National Theatre at Home. Georgia’s acting career has been full of fun and silliness, she’s played a dog, a horse, a swan, and a stick, she learnt to fly as Wendy in Peter Pan.
DR. KITTY WINTER | DIRECTOR
Kitty is a director, movement director and choreographer based in Derbyshire and London. For Box Clever, she has directed recent tours of Mark and the Marked, Jekyll and Hyde and Feet First.
Recent credits include: A Beginner’s Guide to Widowhood (Truthful Tales, touring); Ruby’s Worry (MishMash, Polka Theatre/touring); The Poitín Maker’s Child (Shane Lammond-Lynch, Derby Theatre/Lakeside Arts); The Kite Runner (Nottingham Playhouse/Liverpool Playhouse, UK & Ireland tours 2013-24, West End 2016-17, Broadway 2022, US tour 2024); Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood (Nottingham Playhouse), The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse and The Fishermen (New Perspectives at Unicorn Theatre and Trafalgar Studios); Hansel and Gretel, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland(Derby Theatre); Crossings, Wolves are Coming for You and Here I Belong (Pentabus, touring).
Kitty lectures in dance research at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, and has recently completed her PhD at De Montfort University, on the intersections between contemporary dance and theatrical clowning.
Lewis Logie | Assistant Director
Lewis is a working class queer director, performer, and theatre maker from Cumbria. He graduated from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance with a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance in 2023 and creates multidisciplinary work that explores the intersection of different artistic forms. His practice is rooted in collaboration and experimentation, with a particular interest in design, fashion, and pop culture.
Most recently, Lewis co created and toured the sensory theatre production 'Out of Orbit' with Interplay Theatre, performing in SEN schools and arts venues across the UK. He has also performed in a range of dance works throughout his training and post graduation.
Alongside his creative practice, Lewis has extensive experience facilitating workshops and working across SEN schools, residential homes, and community settings, championing inclusive, accessible, and collaborative experiences for diverse audiences.
Yumu Lin | Costume Designer
YUMU LIN (MOON) is a London-based Costume Designer and is delighted to be returning to Box Clever as Costume Designer for a second season.
Moon holds an MA in Design for Performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, where he graduated in 2025, and previously studied Fashion Design at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. His work spans theatre, opera, musicals, film and television, with experience as a Costume Designer, Supervisor, Maker and Dresser.
His recent work includes costume design for productions such as A Christmas Carol, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth and The Hate Play, as well as the musicals AI: Save Our Souls and Mirror. His professional experience also includes work with organisations and productions including the Royal Opera House, Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC and Bad Wolf. Before moving into performance, Moonworked in Shanghai as an Assistant Fashion Designer with Feng Chen Wang, contributing to research, development and ready-to-wear design.
He is passionate about creating imaginative, character-driven costume designs and is excited to continue his collaboration with Box Clever.
Izzy Marritt | Assistant Costume Designer
Izzy is studying Costume with Textiles in Huddersfield and loves all things embroidery, creating texture and the design experimentation process. She is excited to join the Box Clever Team on her placement year as Assistant Costume Designer, and gain insight into the industry.
TESTIMONIES
I thought the way the story was presented was incredible, especially considering there were only three people, the use of some of the quotes really stuck out and will be helpful for the exam as I’ll be able to remember them clearly. It was amazing.
The best aspects for me were that it engaged the audience, was thought-provoking, there was a good mix of emotions and it was delivered with enthusiasm and energy. The students engaged with the text and developed knowledge and understanding of it. Thank you!
I think that being able to see what the characters are feeling and the emotions behind the lines is really helpful. This experience has really helped my English and my drama skills as well as being very entertaining.
I think that being able to see what the characters are feeling and the emotions behind the lines is really helpful. This experience has really helped my English and my drama skills as well as being very entertaining.